LIFESTYLE

John Fashanu Admits Paying his Brother £75,000 to Prevent Him Coming out as Gay

In a new interview with UK’s Mirror, ex-footballer John Fashanu admits to having paid his brother, Justin Fashanu, hush money in the sum of £75,000 to prevent him from coming out as gay. According to John, he begged him, threatened him, did everything he could possibly do to try and stop him coming out. John Fashanu revealed “I gave him the money because I didn’t want the embarrassment for me or my family. Had he come out now, it would be a different ball game. There wouldn’t be an issue, but there was then. Things are different now. Now he’d be hailed a hero.”

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NEWS

Russia just announced that it is sending humans to the Moon

Before 2030, Russia plans to land its first cosmonauts on the Moon, and Europe wants a piece of the action. They’re a little late for the great space race of the ’60s, but the mission is an admirable push for the re-ignited interest in manned deep-space travel. On Tuesday, at a space and technology conference in Moscow, the head of Roscosmos Energia – Russia’s version of NASA – announced: “A manned flight to the Moon and lunar landing is planned for 2029.” (more…)

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TECH

There’s a record-breaking ozone hole over Antarctica, but experts say not to worry

The surface area of the Antarctic ozone hole has been abnormally large for this time of year, breaking records in terms of its size for most of October. But scientists say there’s no cause for alarm, as the expansion is expected to be temporary in nature due to seasonal fluctuations. Researchers from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the official weather and climate agency of the United Nations, announced the news of the atypically large ozone hole this week, which reached its maximum extent on October 2 with an area of 28.2 million km2. (more…)

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FASHION

Miss Universe 1964 Bikini Photo, Compared To Those Of Today’s

The mid-20th century was a time of almost Victorian modesty. I came across the bikini photos of the Miss Universe Contestants in 1964 and when I compared them to what obtains now I wonder if we are progressing or regressing.  Miss Nigeria 1964, Edna Park was our very first representative to an international beauty contest and she looked so different from what our idea of beauty now is.. See the modern photos below. (more…)

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